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Lesser-known award-winning Irish beaches to visit this summer
Irish Mirror 1 hour ago Sara Rountree
As the weather forecast predicts warmer temperatures and sunny skies on the way this week, it’s the perfect time to take a day trip to the beach or plan a staycation along the Irish coastline this summer.
But before you choose to spend a sunny afternoon fighting for a sunbathing spot among the crowds at the nearest popular beach, you may want to consider some stunning lesser-known, award winning beaches that Ireland has to offer.
A whopping 93 beaches in Ireland were awarded a Blue Flag this year, the highest number of Irish beaches and marinas to ever be awarded the prestigious international award.
A journey through the native Irish-speaking areas of Ireland
These are the words of welcome that Irish people have greeted visitors with for centuries. They may well be the words that greet you when you visit. If they are, I urge you to take time to grasp their deeper meaning. Venture beyond the tourist hotspots and gain an insight into an older Ireland by exploring its Gaeltachtaí. These are pockets of the country where the Irish language (Gaeilge) is still the living language of the local community, and where the centuries-old cultural traditions of Gaelic Ireland are very much alive. There are nine of them in total, each offering visitors an opportunity to experience an Ireland that remains richly informed by its native language and culture. You’ll find most of them scattered along the western seaboard, and each one merits a detour. If your flight lands in Dublin, that detour needn’t be long at all. A mere 44 miles away, you will find the Meath Gaeltachtaí of Baile Ghib a
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We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences The sea has always sustained us, and it can again. Manchán Magan writes for Culture about a unique project created for Galway 2020 that celebrates the language of Ireland s coastal communities.
Over the last year I ve been roaming the coastline of Donegal, Mayo and Galway, collecting sea words and coastal terms from fishermen and folklorists for a project called